I supose that you feel anxious to hear how
I got along yesterday and how I feel to
day well I feel pretty smart to-day but I had a hard time riding
so far I left Cristophers
about five and rode to St Albans4
without anything to eat but you better believe a cup of
coffee was good when I got thare uncle Frank gave me some pepermint
before I left in
the morning which was a great advantage to me well I got here
abut nine oclock and was
very tired – the times are not much better here than when I left
it is all a humbug about
raising the pay and the old hands are all mad becuase they have been
so decieved and say
they wont stay if they do not raise the pay as they said they would.
I guess but I shall go
in a tailor shop to work but dont know certain well the people
are all well and thare is
more of them left than I expected to find

Maple sugar is selling at ten cts. per pound
here and goes hard at that I have not
sold Aunt M ... yet but shall not till I can look around and see what
I can do well I have
not been homesick yet but guess I shall when I come to go in the mill
I am going to
prayer meeting to night It cost me just 8 dollers to come and
I had two left to fix up a
little the folks all say that my bonnet is good enough to ware
this summer and I think I
shall ware it and not mind about the fassion sometimes I wish
I had not come but
perhaps it will be for the best well I guess I will not write
much more for I dont know
what to say

well if you are sick be sure and let me know
for I shall not stay here any longer
than I am obliged to if you are sick well I am so sleepy that
I cant keep my eyes open to
write

I am at 109 prince street boarding with Miss Clough5
so you must direct youre
letters thare well I guess Ill stop for I cant write hardly a
word without making a mistake
good by for now